Kangar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kangar?

Kangar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,812 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kangar?

The hottest day measured in Kangar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1998, reaching 37.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kangar?

The coldest day measured in Kangar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1957, at 19.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kangar?

Almost never: Kangar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kangar warmed?

Yes: Kangar warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kangar?

The wettest day measured in Kangar between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 2025, with 331 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kangar?

The windiest day measured in Kangar between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2016, with winds reaching 32.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kangar?

The warmest month in Kangar is March (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kangar?

Kangar receives on average 1,812 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 248 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kangar?

Kangar gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kangar (Malaysia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,812 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is March (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Kangar averages 0 frost days, 215 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 248 rainy days per year.

Kangar has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 22 March 1998) and the coldest 19.0 °C (on 4 January 1957).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

KangarPerlis

coords: 6.44°, 100.20°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthDecemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

26.8°C

Average daily high

30.5°C

Average daily low

24.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,812mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

13.2km/h

Seasonal range

2.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

215 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

248 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.8 °C

Average feels-like low

28.5 °C

Average peak gust

28.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

37.2 °C

22 March 1998

Coldest day

19.0 °C

4 January 1957

Wettest day

331 mm

21 November 2025

Windiest day

32.1 km/h

25 February 2016

Strongest gust

68.0 km/h

24 June 1961

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

8 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

20.2 °C

4 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.4 h

28 June 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.9 °C2 March 2025	21.2 °C2 February 2025	27.6 °C	2,181 mm	296
2024	36.0 °C25 March 2024	23.7 °C12 March 2024	28.0 °C	2,487 mm	292
2023	35.9 °C11 May 2023	21.9 °C17 January 2023	27.6 °C	2,251 mm	283
2022	34.4 °C31 January 2022	22.3 °C28 December 2022	27.3 °C	2,252 mm	262
2021	35.4 °C22 March 2021	21.4 °C24 February 2021	27.4 °C	1,832 mm	270
2020	36.1 °C31 March 2020	22.7 °C25 January 2020	27.7 °C	1,877 mm	285
2019	35.4 °C8 March 2019	21.9 °C5 March 2019	27.7 °C	1,470 mm	294
2018	35.4 °C5 March 2018	21.8 °C11 February 2018	27.4 °C	1,848 mm	279
2017	34.7 °C13 March 2017	22.7 °C10 February 2017	27.3 °C	2,085 mm	267
2016	36.7 °C8 April 2016	22.9 °C22 February 2016	27.9 °C	1,720 mm	281
2015	36.4 °C7 April 2015	21.8 °C11 February 2015	27.4 °C	1,622 mm	288
2014	35.9 °C5 March 2014	20.2 °C4 February 2014	27.3 °C	1,717 mm	281
2013	35.5 °C20 March 2013	23.1 °C13 January 2013	27.4 °C	1,770 mm	267
2012	33.6 °C26 February 2012	23.0 °C25 January 2012	27.1 °C	1,999 mm	268
2011	34.4 °C19 February 2011	20.9 °C21 January 2011	27.1 °C	1,852 mm	242
2010	36.4 °C25 March 2010	23.2 °C11 January 2010	27.6 °C	2,175 mm	263
2009	34.7 °C17 February 2009	22.0 °C11 January 2009	27.2 °C	1,848 mm	272
2008	34.6 °C16 March 2008	22.3 °C22 February 2008	26.9 °C	2,114 mm	237
2007	35.6 °C4 March 2007	21.5 °C1 February 2007	27.1 °C	2,068 mm	253
2006	35.3 °C9 March 2006	23.1 °C16 January 2006	27.2 °C	1,844 mm	255
2005	36.4 °C19 February 2005	21.8 °C26 January 2005	27.7 °C	1,921 mm	279
2004	35.7 °C10 April 2004	22.7 °C28 December 2004	27.5 °C	1,356 mm	310
2003	35.6 °C1 March 2003	21.7 °C19 December 2003	27.4 °C	1,565 mm	247
2002	35.5 °C17 March 2002	22.1 °C10 February 2002	27.5 °C	1,310 mm	287
2001	34.7 °C3 March 2001	22.4 °C19 February 2001	27.0 °C	1,930 mm	229
2000	35.0 °C6 March 2000	22.0 °C23 January 2000	26.8 °C	2,208 mm	222
1999	33.9 °C16 March 1999	21.0 °C8 January 1999	26.6 °C	2,341 mm	179
1998	37.2 °C22 March 1998	23.0 °C13 December 1998	27.8 °C	2,019 mm	241
1997	34.4 °C6 March 1997	20.7 °C3 January 1997	27.1 °C	1,637 mm	258
1996	34.6 °C7 March 1996	20.2 °C5 January 1996	26.7 °C	2,190 mm	210
1995	36.0 °C7 April 1995	22.2 °C10 March 1995	27.0 °C	2,225 mm	224
1994	35.5 °C1 March 1994	21.2 °C26 February 1994	26.7 °C	1,678 mm	209
1993	34.9 °C22 February 1993	20.7 °C23 February 1993	26.8 °C	2,121 mm	217
1992	35.5 °C20 March 1992	22.2 °C30 January 1992	26.9 °C	1,588 mm	207
1991	35.8 °C10 March 1991	22.2 °C9 January 1991	27.1 °C	1,703 mm	227
1990	36.0 °C19 March 1990	21.5 °C20 January 1990	27.3 °C	1,415 mm	261
1989	34.7 °C29 March 1989	21.2 °C15 February 1989	26.9 °C	1,813 mm	218
1988	35.3 °C3 March 1988	22.1 °C14 December 1988	27.0 °C	2,096 mm	221
1987	35.2 °C28 February 1987	22.1 °C4 January 1987	27.2 °C	2,108 mm	239
1986	34.8 °C6 April 1986	21.4 °C15 December 1986	26.8 °C	1,828 mm	206
1985	35.5 °C4 April 1985	21.0 °C17 January 1985	26.7 °C	1,833 mm	216
1984	33.8 °C8 March 1984	21.4 °C7 March 1984	26.5 °C	1,762 mm	194
1983	36.5 °C20 April 1983	21.7 °C24 December 1983	27.2 °C	1,552 mm	250
1982	35.4 °C26 February 1982	21.4 °C11 January 1982	26.8 °C	1,504 mm	241
1981	35.2 °C16 March 1981	21.1 °C13 January 1981	27.0 °C	1,520 mm	259
1980	34.9 °C17 February 1980	21.5 °C10 February 1980	27.0 °C	1,781 mm	244
1979	36.2 °C21 March 1979	21.4 °C15 January 1979	27.1 °C	1,596 mm	254
1978	35.6 °C12 March 1978	21.3 °C27 December 1978	27.1 °C	1,435 mm	245
1977	35.8 °C11 April 1977	20.9 °C13 January 1977	26.9 °C	1,417 mm	227
1976	35.7 °C1 April 1976	19.9 °C16 January 1976	26.5 °C	1,830 mm	206
1975	34.4 °C1 April 1975	21.2 °C27 January 1975	26.4 °C	1,734 mm	205
1974	34.7 °C24 March 1974	20.5 °C13 January 1974	26.6 °C	1,381 mm	248
1973	35.6 °C2 March 1973	21.4 °C2 March 1973	26.8 °C	1,756 mm	212
1972	34.7 °C10 March 1972	19.8 °C4 January 1972	26.5 °C	1,871 mm	211
1971	35.3 °C21 April 1971	20.6 °C29 January 1971	26.3 °C	1,741 mm	197
1970	36.1 °C2 March 1970	20.9 °C22 January 1970	26.7 °C	1,875 mm	192
1969	35.4 °C20 March 1969	21.2 °C16 February 1969	26.8 °C	1,800 mm	213
1968	34.8 °C8 March 1968	20.7 °C24 February 1968	26.7 °C	1,352 mm	250
1967	34.8 °C28 March 1967	20.3 °C18 January 1967	26.3 °C	1,621 mm	200
1966	32.6 °C19 April 1966	21.4 °C25 February 1966	25.9 °C	2,245 mm	95
1965	34.3 °C11 March 1965	19.5 °C9 January 1965	26.3 °C	1,735 mm	208
1964	35.9 °C4 April 1964	21.1 °C30 January 1964	26.8 °C	1,692 mm	226
1963	36.3 °C7 April 1963	20.1 °C14 January 1963	26.7 °C	1,284 mm	224
1962	35.8 °C12 April 1962	21.3 °C25 January 1962	26.7 °C	1,526 mm	253
1961	35.2 °C9 April 1961	20.7 °C20 January 1961	26.9 °C	1,169 mm	267
1960	35.6 °C14 March 1960	21.3 °C4 January 1960	26.6 °C	1,607 mm	210
1959	35.4 °C16 March 1959	21.4 °C20 December 1959	26.4 °C	1,642 mm	174
1958	35.7 °C14 April 1958	19.6 °C29 November 1958	26.9 °C	1,563 mm	229
1957	34.9 °C10 March 1957	19.0 °C4 January 1957	26.3 °C	1,745 mm	179
1956	34.6 °C2 March 1956	20.0 °C23 January 1956	26.0 °C	2,056 mm	147
1955	35.6 °C6 April 1955	20.8 °C13 February 1955	26.3 °C	1,926 mm	191
1954	34.3 °C15 March 1954	19.9 °C23 November 1954	26.0 °C	2,259 mm	135
1953	31.9 °C21 June 1953	21.4 °C8 January 1953	26.1 °C	2,183 mm	126
1952	33.1 °C7 February 1952	20.3 °C14 December 1952	26.4 °C	1,730 mm	188
1951	34.4 °C3 April 1951	20.5 °C30 January 1951	26.7 °C	1,077 mm	253
1950	34.3 °C9 March 1950	21.1 °C21 January 1950	26.1 °C	1,962 mm	129
1949	33.7 °C5 April 1949	20.4 °C8 December 1949	26.8 °C	558 mm	229
1948	32.9 °C2 March 1948	20.2 °C26 November 1948	26.0 °C	1,564 mm	113
1947	30.9 °C12 June 1947	21.3 °C26 December 1947	25.5 °C	2,408 mm	26
1946	31.1 °C27 June 1946	20.3 °C25 January 1946	25.6 °C	1,876 mm	47
1945	30.2 °C4 May 1945	21.0 °C31 December 1945	25.3 °C	2,400 mm	6
1944	33.9 °C13 April 1944	20.5 °C3 February 1944	25.9 °C	2,264 mm	131
1943	33.3 °C23 March 1943	20.3 °C20 March 1943	25.7 °C	1,888 mm	113
1942	32.4 °C13 March 1942	20.3 °C18 February 1942	25.6 °C	1,877 mm	78
1941	33.2 °C4 March 1941	21.2 °C29 December 1941	25.6 °C	2,316 mm	54
1940	33.9 °C6 March 1940	20.3 °C3 February 1940	25.7 °C	1,827 mm	73

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.3 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

296 d/yr

+81

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2181 mm

+369 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.7 °C	+0.3 °C	41 mm	-1 mm
Feb	33.0 °C	+0.7 °C	32 mm	-9 mm
Mar	33.6 °C	+0.9 °C	72 mm	-24 mm
Apr	32.1 °C	+0.2 °C	239 mm	+78 mm
May	31.6 °C	+0.8 °C	220 mm	+23 mm
Jun	31.2 °C	+0.7 °C	126 mm	-16 mm
Jul	32.3 °C	+2.2 °C	69 mm	-91 mm
Aug	31.1 °C	+1.1 °C	157 mm	-25 mm
Sep	30.7 °C	+1.2 °C	206 mm	-19 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	+0.8 °C	216 mm	-39 mm
Nov	28.8 °C	-0.3 °C	771 mm	+564 mm
Dec	30.5 °C	+1.4 °C	33 mm	-71 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.9 °C

2 Mar 2025

Coldest day

21.2 °C

2 Feb 2025

Wettest day

330.5 mm

21 Nov 2025

Windiest day

29.6 km/h

25 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

58.0 km/h

25 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.0 °C

6 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.3 °C

31 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

25 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kangar?

Kangar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,812 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kangar?

The hottest day measured in Kangar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1998, reaching 37.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kangar?

The coldest day measured in Kangar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1957, at 19.0 °C.

Does it snow in Kangar?

Almost never: Kangar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kangar warmed?

Yes: Kangar warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kangar?

The wettest day measured in Kangar between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 2025, with 331 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kangar?

The windiest day measured in Kangar between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2016, with winds reaching 32.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kangar?

The warmest month in Kangar is March (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Kangar?

Kangar receives on average 1,812 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 248 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kangar?

Kangar gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kangar?

Yes: Kangar has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kangar?

In Kangar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 8 April 2024, and the lowest was 20.2 °C on 4 January 1957.

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